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South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT

576,718 Population
367.3 square miles 1,570.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 41.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$51,001 ±$2,014 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $56,190 ±$853
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$89,645 ±$4,746 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Connecticut: $96,049 ±$1,824
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.3% ±1.4% (62,932  ±7,849) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 10.2% 364,217 (±0.6% / ±19,612)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.2 minutes ±0.7 (6,141,800  ±247,026) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Connecticut: 27 43,866,844 (±0.3 / ±623,558)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

234,206 ±3,150 Number of households
  • Connecticut: 1,455,235 ±6,160
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (553,847  ±782) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,565,854
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.3% ±0.9% (4,541  ±1,261) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Connecticut: 5.1% 43,096 (±0.5% / ±4,060)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

250,249 ±332 Number of housing units
  • Connecticut: 1,554,057 ±191
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$383,600 ±$8,506 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Connecticut: $396,900 ±$3,745
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.6% ±1.3% (72,068  ±7,266.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 10.4% 378,505 (±0.5% / ±17,433.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.6% ±2.5% (375,063  ±10,149.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Connecticut: 91.8% 2,392,646 (±1% / ±25,554.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
42.5% ±1.6% (172,237  ±6,583.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Connecticut: 42.6% 1,109,258 (±0.7% / ±17,085.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

15.4% (88,924  ±7,904) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Connecticut: 15.9% 584,170
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.1% ±0.5% (19,183  ±2,496) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Connecticut: 4.4% 129,563 (±0.2% / ±5,253)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
19,183 Total veterans ±2,496 17,509 Male ±2,449 1,674 Female ±742

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